THE NORTHERN EDUCATION DIVISION

MALAWI SCHOOL CERTIFICATE

EDUCATION MOCK EXAMINATION
AGRICULTURE
Subject number: M012/ I
Monday, 20th March Time allowed: 2 hours
8:00 – 10: 10:00 am
PAPER I
(100 marks)
Instructions
1. This paper contains 14
printed pages. Please check
2. This paper has two sections, A
and B. Section A has ten
questions and section B has
three questions.
3. Answer all questions in the
spaces provided.
4. Write your name and school
on all pages
5. At the end of examination,
hand in your paper to the
invigilator
Questions Tick if Do not write in
Number answered these column
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Section A (70 marks)

Answer all questions in the spaces provided.

1. a. State two ways in which a farmer can raise soil pH.

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(2 marks)
b. Mention any two factors that affect cation exchange capacity

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c. Explain any one way in which agroforestry deals with climate change.
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b. Give any two qualities of a site for mushroom production
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2 (2 marks)

c. Explain any one effect of high soil acidity on crop production.

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(2 marks)

2. a. Give any two activities involved in organic farming.

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(2 marks)
b. Classify the following feeds into roughages and concentrates: groundnut
haulms, hay and maize bran
Roughage concentrates
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5. Figure 1 below is a diagram of a mushroom. Use it to answer questions
that follows

Figure 1
a. (i) State the function of the part marked A
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(1 mark)
(ii) Describe any one factor that affects mushroom fruiting.
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(2 marks)

b. State two effects of land degradation on the economy of Malawi.

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 b. Figure 2 below shows a diagram of a type of soil structure. Use it to
answer questions 5i and ii

Figure 2
i. State the type of soil structure

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(1 mark)

ii. Explain any one way of improving the soil structure mentioned in 5 a.
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(2 marks)

b. Give any two principles for the formation of agricultural cooperatives

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(2 marks)

(1 mark)

c. Table 2 shows a type of production record for maize kept by Mr. Gondwe. Use
it to answer the questions 6c(i) and (ii):

Date Work done Number of Number of days Rate per day

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 persons worked

07/01/2021 Planting 5 Women 4 500

20/01/2021 1st weeding 8 women 3 500

Table 2
i. Identify the type of production record shown in table 2
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(1 mark)
ii. Calculate how much money Mr. Gondwe paid the women on 7/01/202

(3 marks)

(3 Table 3
shows a
record a
farmer
made for
his maize
and
groundnu
t
enterpris

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 es. Use it
to
answer
the
questions
that
follow

Enterprise Maize Groundnuts

Yield 400 500
Price (kg/ha) 200 400
Casual labour 3000 2000
Land tax 100 100
Seed 200 400
Fertilizer 200 Nil

a. Prepare a complete budget for maize enterprise.

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 (6 marks)

b. State any two improved farming technologies the farmer can use in the
farm.
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(2 marks)
c. Li
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d. Give two examples of complementary enterprise combination
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(2 marks)
e.
b. Mention any two ways of processing mushroom.

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c. Explain any one limitation of vegetative planting materials.
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(2 marks)

Section B (30 marks)

Answer all three questions in this section
(4 Describe
any five
methods
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 of
sowing
pasture
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(10 marks
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 (5 With the
aid of a
well
labelled
diagram,
describe
the
functions
of any
four
parts of a
reproduct
ive
system
of a hen.

Description
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(10 marks)

(6 Explain
any five
ways of
dealing
with
gender
biases in
agricultu
ral
technolo
gy.

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(10 marks)

END OF QUESTION PAPER

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